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    and academic. Luis de León was born in Belmonte, in the Province of Cuenca, in 1527 or 1528. His parents were Lope de León and Inés de Varela, and they...
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    Juan Ponce de León (/ˌpɒns də ˈliːən/, also UK: /ˌpɒnseɪ də leɪˈɒn/, US: /ˌpɒns də liˈoʊn, ˌpɒns(ə) deɪ -/, Spanish: [ˈxwan ˈponθe ðe leˈon]; 1474 – July...
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  • Luis Ponce de León (c. 1461 - July 20, 1526) was a Spanish judge and briefly the governor of New Spain, from July 4, 1526, to July 16, 1526. Luis Ponce...
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    Lorena Ponce de León Núñez (born 6 October 1976) is an Uruguayan landscape architect. She was the wife of Luis Lacalle Pou, who serves as the 42nd president...
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  • Juan Ponce de León y Loayza (born San Juan, Puerto Rico) was the son of Juan Ponce de León II (born Juan Troche-Ponce de León), the interim Spanish governor...
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    Nájera. Juan Ponce de León Juan Ponce de León II Juan Ponce de León y Loayza Luis Ponce de León Pedro Ponce de León the Elder Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke...
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  • governor of Puerto Rico. Ponce de León may also refer to: Ponce de Leon, Florida, a town in the northern Florida panhandle Ponce de León Hotel, a former hotel...
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  • origin in the Kingdom of León or the later Province of León. As of 2014, 29.7% of all known bearers of the surname de León were residents of the Philippines...
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    first acting governor to be born on the island. Ponce de León II (birth name: Juan Troche Ponce de León), was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Viceroyalty...
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  • Luis Ponce de León as judge of the residencia and governor of New Spain. Ponce de León sailed from Sanlúcar de Barrameda on February 2, 1526. Ponce de...
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    (since 1493) Rodrigo Ponce de León, 1st Duke of Arcos (1493–1530) Luis Ponce de León, 2nd Duke of Arcos (1512–1573) Rodrigo Ponce de León, 3rd Duke of Arcos...
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    Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos, (2 January 1602 – 1658) was a Grandee of Spain and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He served as...
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  • poisoning both Luis Ponce de León and Aguilar, he was not in a position to challenge Alonso de Estrada and Luis de la Torre. A person named Luis de la Torre...
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  • conquistador of the New World Luis Ponce de León (1527–1591), Spanish poet and Augustinian friar Mateo de la Mata Ponce de León ([?]–1720), Spanish colonial...
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  • Marcos de Aguilar and Luis Ponce de León (governor of New Spain) (colonial official) were also sent by the Crown to act as judges in the juicio de residencia...
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    Fonseca persuaded the regent to appoint a commissioner (a Juez de residencia, Luis Ponce de León) with powers to investigate Cortés's conduct and even arrest...
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    1526: Luis Ponce de León 16 July 1526 – 1 March 1527: Marcos de Aguilar 2 March 1527 – 22 August 1527: Alonso de Estrada, Gonzalo de Sandoval, Luis de la...
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    1692 and is named after Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. Ponce is often referred to as La Perla...
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    similar to a bar association). Lola's mother, Carmen Ponce de León, was a descendant of Juan Ponce de León, who was an explorer, and the first Spanish Governor...
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    February 2018). "Mambo de León: figura icónica del béisbol caribeño". El Nuevo Día. Rinden homenaje a Luis "Mambo" De León (Spanish) Ponce: Su gente y sus barrios...
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  • Luis Ponce de León. The original structure didn't last long; two years after its construction a hurricane destroyed it and it was rebuilt by Ponce de...
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  • 137 inhabitants and is known as the birthplace of Juan Ponce de León. Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño, during a trade mission to Spain, presided over...
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  • Néstor Ponce de León (February 26, 1837 – December 17, 1899) was a Cuban author, editor, translator, publisher, and bookseller. Nestor Ponce de León was...
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    Garza Ponce is a Mexican construction company based in Monterrey, Nuevo León. It was founded in 1966 by civil engineer José María Garza Ponce after he...
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    Avenida Juan Ponce de León, coextensive as Puerto Rico Highway 25 (PR-25) along its entire length, is one of the main thoroughfares in San Juan, Puerto...
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  • Nicolás Suárez Ponce de León (c. 1590 – 1651) was the accountant (contador) for the Royal Treasury of Spanish Florida from 1630 until his death in 1651...
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  • Fernán Pérez Ponce de León (died 1291) was a senior Spanish noble. He was son of Pedro Ponce de Cabrera, and a grandson of King Alfonso IX of León. He married...
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    slave-hunting expeditions carried out by Luis Ponce de León in 1649, who captured Indians and sold them into slavery. Diego de Rosales started his journey at the...
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    Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈnesto seˈðiʝo]; born 27 December 1951) is a Mexican economist and politician. He was the 61st...
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  • Nicolás Suárez Ponce de León II was a Spanish soldier who served as acting governor of Spanish Florida from 1663 to 1664, and from 1673 to 1675. He was...
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